Regional news: 
Pennsylvania
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. completed its merger with Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co., paying $834 million to expand its operations.
Aetna to sell health plans to Costco members in Pa., Va., other states
National health insurer Aetna will offer individual health insurance to Costco members in nine states, including Pennsylvania and Virginia.
A Baltimore, Md., insurance broker pleaded guilty this month to stealing about $2.6 million from a New Jersey city school district and $216,495 from the city for a non-existent wellness program.
PIA, Realtors, FEMA push long-term NFIP extension as deadline nears
An insurance group, a national public safety organization and a federal government agency disagree on what action the government should take as the National Flood Insurance Program’s expiration looms May 31.
A Pennsylvania-based insurance education foundation is pursuing a formal affiliation with another insurance educational organization that works outside the industry.
A group of six states reached a $40 million “landmark” settlement today (April 23) with nine MetLife insurance companies that might return about $600 million to consumers nationwide.
About 200,000 people were paid $6.6 billion in long-term care insurance benefits in 2011, with Alzheimer’s disease the top reason for policies to pay out, a new report suggests.
Insurers see some earnings blown away by 2011 tornado season
Net losses from catastrophes last year hurt property-casualty insurers’ earnings last year, but they still remained profitable, according to a new analysis.
Officials at a Pennsylvania hearing this week questioned how Highmark‘s $475 million acquisition of West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS), a struggling hospital network, would affect its financial solvency and in-state competition.
CFP Board to publicize bankruptcy cases, ease application process
The Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Board of Standards decreased the amount of experienced needed to become a CFP professional and made bankruptcy cases available to the public, among other disciplinary changes.
Federal health exchange officials too busy to worry about Supreme Court
Federal health reform would add 100,000 jobs, $4.4 billion to Calif.
Lautenberg, Rubio want to cap TRICARE fees for military retirees
Combination life insurance product sales rise at ‘remarkable rate’
Pa. men charged in multi-state, ‘elaborate financial fraud scheme’
Small business worries about its role in retirement planning
Senate passes ‘Band-Aid’ bill to extend NFIP 60 days; House must act
Allstate seeking agency owners for Md., Va., D.C., Pa, Del., W.Va.
Wharton School establishes new risk and insurance program
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